Visit to the Old Folks Home
For the past week we’ve been going to the St Andrew’s Home for the Aged at Clementi everyday.
Being with the old folks have really caused me to think a lot about how
i want to grow old and how i must treat my parents when they are old.
Many of the Ah mas and aunties that are there have been forgotten by
their family members. They are not very sick or anything, most still
mobile and sane. But just neglected and abandoned.
There is this Ah ma we call “teddy bear” Ah ma cause she’s always
wearing this teddy bear pjs. She’s like the sweetest and most innocent
grandma i’ve seen in ages. There is no inch of wickedness in her. She
keeps asking me to bring Baby to see her when Baby’s born. So sweet.
Auntie Maisie sings hymns all the time. There’s another auntie that
made my day today – she’s mentally disabled and when i started singing
Jesus loves me this i know, she started smiling and tried to sing
along! It was like as if she remembered the song from long ago.
It was such as joy bringing them to East Coast Park and watching them
enjoy eating Mcdonalds. Watching them enjoy the breeze, the bus ride,
the company, the food… really made me happy. Even bringing them to
the toilet was a joy coz they are so appreciative.
It has been a great and meaningful week. Thank God. I think i’m gonna miss them.